The instrumentalization of post-truth politics in Turkey
The case of the 2023 elections
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12697174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oğuz Ufuk Haksever (0000-0002-7995-2244, Eastern Mediterranean University, corresponding author), Ahmet Sözen (0000-0001-7018-6865, Eastern Mediterranean University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 398-418 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Turkish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-3849 • E-ISSN: 1743-9663 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14683849.2024.2322547 |
| OpenAlex | W4392459053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
The global rise of populism has led to efforts to create an 'alternative truth' to support populist political aims. This is recently seen in Turkey in the use of post-truth political discourse by the AKP as a primary election campaign strategy. This study investigates how the AKP used post-truth politics to create an alternative truth about the opposition. The main argument of the article is that the AKP used instrumentalization of post-truth politics as a tool to reproduce biases and opinions about the opposition, which contributed to its entire strategy of winning the ballot box in the 2023 Turkish elections
Political economy · Political science · Politics · Post truth · Sociology · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |